Working Americans: Politics & Politicians 1880-2018 profiles Americans whose professions and passions have taken them into the political arena.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• The Public, the Political System & American Democracy
• Congressional Apportionment
• 1880-1899
• 1882: Thomas Yup, Community Leader
• 1896: Thomas Snyder, Supreme Court Justice
• 1900-1919
• 1907: Margaret Haley, Advocate & Organizer
• 1911: Michael Libonatti, Labor Lawyer
• 1912: Flora Nance, Suffrage Campaign Organizer
• 1920-1939
• 1921: Martin Shortsberg, Senator
• 1924: Benjamin Moses, U.S. Ambassador to Germany
• 1929: Sarah Brown, Textile Workers’ Union Negotiator
• 1933: Howard Saxon, Presidential Press Secretary
• 1940-1959
• 1947: Marie Newton, Advocate for Worker Rights
• 1953: Elliot Warner, Secretary of Defense
• 1957: Meredith Waters, School Board Member
• 1960-1979
• 1961: Herman Abraham Kramer, Chicago Circuit Judge
• 1961: Serena Leonard, White House Correspondent
• 1970: Pamela Baker, Controversial Professor & Activist
• 1974: Paul Bianchi, Congressman
• 1980-1999
• 1982: Timothy McGee, City Board Budget Analyst
• 1983: Anna Delgado, Anti-Nuclear Weapons Protester
• 1985: Maria Kupka, New York City Grant Writer
• 1993: Hazeemah Malik, Legislative Aide
• 1995: William Jacobs, Presidential Speechwriter
• 1997: Matt Aaron, Political Commentator & Comedian
• 2000-2018
• 2001: Mary Frankel, White House Aide
• 2007: Randolph Lowell, Political Hacker & Activist
• 2008: David Moser, Presidential Campaign Field Organizer
• 2010: James Sorel, Lobbyist
• 2012: Bradley Johnson, Presidential Campaign Canvasser
• 2015: Beatrice Crawford, Mayor
• 2018: Bill Dithers, Political Cartoonist
• Presidential Timeline
• Glossary of Political Terms
• Further Reading